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Ken Burns Jazz
Miles Davis
Ken Burns Jazz
Genres: Jazz, Pop, R&B
 
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First emerging in Charlie Parker's quintet and the hothouse of bop in the late 1940s, Miles Davis soon became the dominant trendsetter in modern jazz, creating new settings for his spare, lyrical trumpet in the cool, hard ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Miles Davis
Title: Ken Burns Jazz
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Release Date: 4/29/2008
Genres: Jazz, Pop, R&B
Styles: Cool Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Bebop, Funk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 886972667829

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First emerging in Charlie Parker's quintet and the hothouse of bop in the late 1940s, Miles Davis soon became the dominant trendsetter in modern jazz, creating new settings for his spare, lyrical trumpet in the cool, hard bop, modal, and fusion movements. This career-spanning collection (an accompaniment to Ken Burns's 10-part documentary, Jazz), then, contains not only Davis's landmarks, but also some of modern jazz history's mileposts. The 1949 Birth of the Cool nonet sessions, represented here by "Boplicity," heralded the cool school with its airy, transparent textures. The tougher, hard-swinging "Walkin'" from 1954 is an extended masterpiece of hard bop with a trumpet solo that shows Davis's command of construction, while the beautiful "I Loves You, Porgy" illustrates Davis's collaboration with arranger Gil Evans, the most influential partnership between soloist and orchestrator in modern jazz. Even that, however, may pale beside "So What" from 1959's Kind of Blue session. With a band that included saxophonists John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley and pianist Bill Evans, Davis was both creating the modal school of improvisation and recording its most enduring works. A decade later, Davis took another epoch-defining step, layering electric keyboards and percussion for "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" from the Bitches Brew sessions. There are other exalted performances here, like the live version of "My Funny Valentine," one of his most enduring ballads, and a host of stellar sideman performances by such influential stylists as Gerry Mulligan, J.J. Johnson, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Tony Williams. --Stuart Broomer

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Like standing next to a mountain
william haas | 09/30/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)

"There is just simply too much brilliant Miles Davis out there to narrow it down to 1 cd. These things can be done for most other artists; for Davis however, it is quite impossible. This cd represents a good (if thin) slice of Miles, but for the true devotee of jazz.... forget it. You'll want to check out some of the master's cd's for themselves, before electric and after."
Excellent compilation
william haas | naples, florida United States | 04/02/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"what a great c.d. to introduce anyone to the different styles of miles davis. theres a track from every period. and they are all good. all from different labels. thats whats so cool about these ken burns compilations. everything isnt from just one label. theyre long.....and fairly priced. i have 9 of them.....ellington..hawins...young...gillespie...parker...monk...mingus...blakey...and davis. they are all great. if you are going to purchase compilations these are the ones to get. take it from me. ive bought alot of jazz c.d.s in my life. these are some of the best. eric haas"